Combined handbag and umbrella holder



NOV- 4, 1952 c. FEIGL ETAL COMBINED HANDBAG AND UMBRELLA HOLDER Filed NOV. 9, 1948 INVENTORS Charles Feigl Beno Holper'f Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES COMBINED HANDBAG AND UMBRELLA HOLDER Charles Fcigl and Berio Halpert, New York, N. Y.

Application November 9, 1948, Serial No. 59,034

Claims.

The present invention relates to a ladys handbag and, more particularly, to an umbrella holding ladys handbag.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a ladys handbag of the character described within which an umbrella may be conveniently disposed and carried in readiness for use in case of rain or for protection against the sun, without any hinderance to or interference with the conventional mode of use of the bag and with the carriers movements or actions.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a ladys handbag of the character described in which the disposal of an umbrella will not in any way detract from the appearance of the handbag but in which, on the contrary, the umbrella will merge into the bag design and shape to give it a new and novel appearance of enhanced attractiveness and decorative value.

The foregoing and other advantages and superiorities of the handbag of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawings and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiment is shown by way of illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and without any intent of lmiting the invention to the specific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a handbag of the present invention shown with an umbrella disposed therein; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same handbag, shown as used in the conventional manner, without any umbrella therein;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View through the center of a handbag of the present invention, shown with the covers open and arranged to receive an umbrella therewithin; and

Fig. 4. is a top plan view of the bag in open position with the cover cut away.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawings, the illustrative embodiment of the handbag of the invention shown in the drawings comprises a bag portion, generally designated as Il, which may preferably be of a box-shaped type, having front and rear walls I2 and I3, respectively, side walls i4 and a bottom l5. The bag may be of a depth sufficient to accommodate the greater part of an umbrella height, prefer; ably all but its handle, and it may be formedci any' desired suitable material and otherwise formed in accordance with accepted standards of handbag making.

The handbag may also be provided with a carrying strap ILwhich may be of any conventionaltype and variety, such as the ordinary hand strap, the shoulder strap, or an adJustable one capable of conversion from hand strap size to shoulder strap size, many of which are known and used in the trade, for which reason the strap Il is not shown in full detail in the drawings. The carrying strap H may be secured directly to the bag, to opposed sides thereof, or through the intermediate straps or tabs I8 and the connecting rings I9.

The bag H is provided with a cover 29 for its top opening 2l; such cover being, preferably, of the type which is integral with or connected to one of the bag walls, as the rear wall E3, overlies the opening 2| and has an overlap portion 22 which lies against the front wall l2, to which it may be secured or locked by any locking or latching means suitable for the purpose, many of which are known and used in the art and, therefore, not deemed necessary to be specically illustrated in the drawings.

The cover 20 is provided with an opening 25, preferably though not necessarily at its center, directly over the bag opening 2l. The cover opening 25 may be of a size adequate at least to permit the projection therethrough 4of the head 26 of an umbrella 2, to be disposed above the cover 20 and to merge with and become part of the bag shape and design. Preferably, however, the opening 25 should be of greater size, sufficient to clear the projecting umbrella head 26 when the cover is opened with the umbrella 2l disposed within the bag ill. Thus, the illustrative embodiment shows the opening 25 extending substantially from the base of the cover 20 across the bag opening 2l, and into the overlapping cover portion 22.

A closure may be provided for the cover opening 2|, for use when there is no umbrella disposed in the bag. Such closure may comprise a shield 28, which may be made of the same face material as the bag Il, which shield underlies the cover 20, below the opening 25, to completely close such opening. Means may also be provided in the bag H wherein the shield 2S may be disposed when the bag is used as an umbrella bag and the opening 25 is filled by the umbrella head 26. Thus, a pocket 29 for the shield 28 may be formed against one of the walls of the bag Il, preferably at the base of the cover opening 2l, as by securing an elongated panel 3i), to the wall I3 at that point. Such panel 3@ may be substantially the height of the bag ll and sufficiently wide to form a, pocket adequate to accommodate the shield 2S.

Means may be associated with the shield 28 to prevent its complete withdrawal and consequent possible loss of the shield from the pocket 29. Such means may comprise a ribbon or band 3l, one end of which may be secured to the inner end of the shield 23 and the other end of which may be secured at the bottom of the bag as to the bottom of the panel 30.

In order to prevent the shifting about of the umbrella 21 within the bag II, when it is disposed therewithin, to thereby keep the other contents of the bag intact and out of any violent and damaging contact with the umbrella as the bag is carried, there is provided within the bag, means for engaging and holding the umbrella 21 Xe'dly in place. Such umbrella engaging means may be of any suitable type, such as loops or the like, xedly or detachably secured in suitable position below the opening 2| to a wall of the bag. A preferable construction which avoids possible contact of the bag interior with the surface of the umbrella when it is damp, comprises a sheath 32, preferably of open ended tubular shape which may extend substantially the height of the bag I I, and may preferably conform in appearance with the lining of the bag.

The sheath 32 may preferably be made to taper downwardlyT to conform to the general shape of an umbrella and may also preferably but not necessarily be detachably secured to the interior of the bag I I. One preferred method for securing the sheath 32 within the bag I is illustrated in the drawings, wherein a plurality of separable fasteners 33 are provided with their cooperating elements being secured to a side of the sheath 32 and to the panel 3U which forms the pocket 29. This detachable construction enables the simultaneous removal of both umbrella and sheath f" when the carrying of the umbrella within the bag is not desire-d and their simultaneous replacement when desired.

This completes the description of the umbrella handbag of the present invention. Its neatness, compactness, attractive appearance, its convenience for use and ease of operation will be readily apparent from such description and from the illustrative drawings.

It will also be readily apparent that many modifications and variations in the umbrella handbag of the present invention may be readily made by any one skilled in the art in accordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth and without the use of any inventive ingenuity. The protection of the patent laws is, therefore, desired for any and all such modications and variations that may be made within the spirit of the present invention and within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What we claim is:

1. A ladys handbag, comprising a bag including upstanding walls with their upper edges deiining the bag opening and having a closed bottom, a cover for the bag opening connected at the upper edge of one of said walls and foldable over said bag opening, said cover having an opening formed therein adapted to have an umbrella disposed within the bag project therethrough when the cover is in closed position, said opening being elongated to permit said cover to clear said projecting umbrella as the cover is moved to open and close the bag, a panel secured by its side edges to the inner face of a bag wall adjacent the side edges of said cover opening to form a pocket, a shield member retractably disposed within said pocket and adapted to be moved into position to underlie said cover opening to close the same, a tubular umbrella sheath disposed within said bag below said cover opening, a side of said sheath and said panel having cooperating separable fastener elements thereon whereby said sheath may be detacliably secured to said panel.

2. A ladys handbag, comprising a bag including walls with their upper edges forming the bag opening and having a closed bottom, a cover for said bag opening connected to one of said edges and adapted to be folded and secured over said opening to close the same, said cover having an opening formed therein over said bag opening, said cover opening adapted to have the upper portion of an umbrella disposed within said bag project therethrough, said cover opening being elongated to permit said cover to clear said projecting umbrella portion as it is moved to open and close the bag, and a shield within said bag and means for slidably holding said shield in position to be moved to underlie said cover opening to close the same.

3. A ladys handbag, comprising a bag including walls having upper edges defining the bag opening and having a closed bottom, a cover for said bag opening connected to one of said edges, means within said bag for receiving an umbrella therewithin, an opening formed within said cover over said umbrella receiving means wherethrough the top of said umbrella may project, a shield for said cover opening within said bag and means .secured against a 'wall of said bag for slidably retaining said shield in alinement with said cover opening whereby said shield may be selectively moved into and cut of said cover opening underlying position.

4. A handbag, comprising a bag including walls having upper edges defining the bag opening and having a closed bottom, a cover for the bag opening connected to one of said wall edges, said cover having an opening formed therein over said bag opening, an umbrella holding sheath detachably secured within said bag under said cover opening, a. shield for said cover opening and means within said bag slidably retaining said shield for movement in and out of position to underlie said cover opening.

5. A ladys handbag comprising a bag including walls having their upper edges forming a bag opening and having a closed bottom, a cover for said opening connected to one of said edges and adapted to be folded and secured over said bag opening to close the same, said cover having an opening formed therein over said bag opening, a panel secured by its side edges against the inner face of a wall of said bag in alignment with the side edges of said cover opening to form a pocket, and a shield member retractably disposed within said pocket, in position to be moved outwardly thereof to underlie said cover opening to close the same.

CHARLES FEIGL. BENO HALPERT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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